Skopje vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Skopje Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$849
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$395
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.5
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$805
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
85
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
423K
3.03M

The cost of living in Skopje is 16% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6460th and 5518th ($849 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in North Macedonia and Taiwan, respectively. Check North Macedonia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Skopje compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Skopje ranked 1st best city to live in North Macedonia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4637th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Skopje Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.52
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2564
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1758
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.53
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4833
$19915

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$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
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$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
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$1195

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Distance City Cost of living
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$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650